Bac Ninh: Nine-month tourism revenue up 50 percent year-on-year

According to the Bac Ninh Province’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in the first nine months of 2024, the province welcomed more than two million tourists, an year-on-year increase of 50 percent; with total revenue reaching VND1.487 trillion, up 48 percent.

Children also actively sing Quan Ho folk songs on the boat

Since the beginning of this year, Bac Ninh has continuously organized many cultural, sports and tourism activities to attract tourists such as: Quan Ho (traditional love duet singing) programs on boats; Quan Ho folk singing competition; traditional folk art performances at relics and tourist attractions in the province; a football tournament; tennis tournaments; organizing tours to bring tourists to the Dong Ho Folk Painting Conservation Center.

The department has also coordinated with relevant units to implement the “Nice folk features” program to promote the beauty of culture, history, nature, and people; promote tourism associated with major programs and events of the province in India, Nepal, etc.

In the coming time, Bac Ninh will focus on improving service quality, building new, unique and different tourism products to attract visitors; at the same time, strengthening cooperation and link to develop tours with provinces and cities in the Northern Delta region and across the country such as Bac Giang, Ninh Binh, Quang Ninh, Hai Duong, Hung Yen..., contributing to stimulating tourism demand, attracting a large number of people and tourists to Bac Ninh. Particularly, the province will continue works to turn Quan Ho folk songs into an unique tourism product, commensurate with the potential and strengths of the Representative Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Humanity.

According to the Department of Culture - Sports and Tourism of Bac Ninh, over the past 15 years (2009-2024), Bac Ninh has achieved many achievements in preserving and promoting the value of Quan Ho folk songs. So far, the unique songs have become a spiritual food, an indispensable part of the lives of many Vietnamese people.

To continue to preserve and promote the value of Quan Ho Folk Song Heritage, in the coming time, the province will focus on promoting and advertising the heritage in diverse and creative forms, such as a celebration of the 15th anniversary of Quan Ho Bac Ninh Folk Songs being recognized by UNESCO as a representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity; promoting the Art Troupe of the Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Song Theater abroad; participating in the National Music and Dance Festival in 2024...).

In addition, it will continue to complete mechanisms on honoring artisans; review recognition of the Quan Ho Village, folk performing art clubs of Bac Ninh province in 2024; do comprehensive research on Quan Ho Bac Ninh Folk Songs; supplement new values ​​of the heritage; focus on completing three episodes of the Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Song Encyclopedia (2023-2024), improving the quality of training and teaching of Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Songs in schools; promote the role of awarded artisans in popularizing the folk songs.

The province will also develop a master plan project on the space of the original Quan Ho villages; preserve traditional festivals in the original Quan Ho villages, restore the architecture of old “Quan Ho houses” or build new ones, restore the ancient Quan Ho cultural space, exploit the value of the heritage to develop community tourism in a harmonious manner between conservation of the heritage and socioeconomic development.